U.S. troops have paused their training of Iraqi forces to take on ISIS following a U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian commander
The U.S. military on Sunday suspended its operations against remaining elements of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria as troops turn their attention to protecting bases in Iraq from strikes by Iran-backed militias.
The move means ."Repeated rocket attacks over the last two months by elements of Kata'ib Hezbollah have caused the death of Iraqi Security Forces personnel and a U.S. civilian," the headquarters for the estimated 5,000 American troops operating in the country said in a statement."As a result we are now fully committed to protecting the Iraqi bases that host Coalition troops.
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